Enhancement of Preventive Vaccination Approaches for Children with Health Problems: Prospective Cohort Study Results by Marina V. Fedoseenko, Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova, Elena A. Vishneva, Svetlana V. Tolstova, Arevaluis M. Selvyan, Tatiana A. Kaliuzhnaia, Firuza Ch. Shakhtakhtinskaya, Margarita A. Soloshenko, Tatiana E. Privalova, Maria V. Fominyh, Tatiana E. Zinovyeva

“…Vaccinal and infectious history was analyzed. The post-vaccination period was estimated due to the results of the questionnaire completed by parents. …”
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Clinical evaluation of HuDo-CSPG4 DNA electroporation as adjuvant treatment for canine oral malignant melanoma: comparison of two vaccination protocols by Mariateresa Camerino, Davide Giacobino, Lidia Tarone, Alfredo Dentini, Marina Martano, Emanuela Morello, Erica Ilaria Ferraris, Luca Manassero, Selina Iussich, Lorella Maniscalco, Federica Cavallo, Federica Riccardo, Paolo Buracco

“…The survival rates of HuDo-CSPG4-vaccinated dogs were estimated and compared with a control group treated with surgery alone. …”
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Exploring the Zika virus epidemic’s association with fertility in a cohort of women of Northeastern Brazil: socioeconomic and educational gradients by Carlos Sanhueza-Sanzana, Carl Kendall, Kasim Allel, Moisés Humberto Sandoval González, Rosa Livia Freitas de Almeida, Italo Wesley Oliveira Aguiar, Lívia Karla Sales Dias, Roberto Justa da Pires Neto, Cristiane Cunha Frota, Francisco Gustavo Silveira Correia, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho, Ivana Cristina de Holanda Cunha Barreto, Marto Leal, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira-Meyer, George Rutherford, Ligia Kerr

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the association between the Zika virus epidemic, fertility rates, and sociodemographic and behavioral factors influencing birth trends. …”
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Are precipitation characteristics and patterns impacting oak trees decline in the Zagros region of western Iran? by Pedram Attarod, Samira Beiranvand, Thomas Grant Pypker, Vilma Bayramzadeh, Jalil Helali, Zahra Mashayekhi, Jafar Fathi, Hamid Soofi Mariv

“…The objective was to investigate if changes in annual, monthly, and seasonal precipitation are associated with emergence of declining oak trees in Iran. …”
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Clinical features of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza infections in hospitalized adults across three Italian regions by Tommaso Bigoni, Franco Alfano, Marta Vicentini, Maria João Fonseca, Elisa Turriani, Elisa Vian, Micaela Romagnoli, Massimiliano Beccaria, Luca Pontalto, Michele Schincaglia, Federico Baraldi, Alberto Papi

“…Adult patients (≥18 years of age) who were admitted to the respiratory ward of three major hospitals in northern Italy were included in the study and, therefore, had a nasal swab and underwent routine clinical, laboratory, and imaging testing. The primary objective was to estimate the prevalence of influenza virus and RSV infection in these patients. …”
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Matching action to need: an analysis of Global Burden of Disease 2017 and population health data to focus adolescent health policy and actions in Myanmar by Karly I. Cini, Phone Myint Win, Zay Yar Swe, Kyu Kyu Than, Thin Mar Win, Ye Win Aung, Aye Aye Myint, Nisaa R. Wulan, Lia J. Burns, Elissa C. Kennedy, Kate L. Francis, Sanda, Su Mon Myat, Sithu Swe, Aung Ko Ko, Yadanar, Margaret Hellard, Chad L. Hughes, George C. Patton, Ali H. Mokdad, Peter S. Azzopardi

“…Its national strategic policy for young people’s health is being revised but there is a paucity of population data to inform local priorities and needs. Objective: In this paper we describe a comprehensive profile of adolescent health in Myanmar to focus policy and health actions. …”
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The influence of an anesthesiologist’s postoperative visit on patient satisfaction with anesthesia for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate knee ligament by Tubić Teodora, Mihajlović Dunja, Petrović Jelica, Vicković Sanja, Nikolić Jelena, Dolinaj Vladimir, Anđelić Nada

“…The tools used in the research were the Anesthesia Patient Satisfaction questionnaire specially designed for this study and the Post Anesthetic Recovery Scoring System (PAS). ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used to estimate the statistical significance of the obtained results between the groups. …”
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Earlier Age at Menopause, Plasma Metabolome, and Risk of Premature Mortality by Zeping Yang, Ninghao Huang, Zhenhuang Zhuang, Ming Jin, Ziyi Zhang, Yimin Song, Haoliang Cui, Shan Zhang, Tao Huang, Xiaojing Liu, Nan Li

“…Background/Objectives: Menopause and related metabolites are associated with mortality. …”
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HALP Score in Predicting Response to Treatment in Patients with Early-Stage Gastric Cancer: A Multi-Centred Retrospective Cohort Study by Tolga Köşeci, Mustafa Seyyar, Yasemin Aydınalp Camadan, Halil Çelik, Burak Mete, Hakan Demirhindi, Kadir Eser, Serdar Ata, Ali Alper Solmaz, Timuçin Çil

“…In the Fagan nomogram, when the HALP score was ≥28.9, our pathological response probability estimate (post-test response probability) was found to increase to 64.8% (Positive Likelihood Ratio = 3, Negative Likelihood Ratio = 0.53). …”
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Comparison of clinic-based assistance versus a centralized call center on patient-reported social needs: findings from a randomized pilot social health integration program by Ammarah Mahmud, Meagan C. Brown, Edwin S. Wong, India J. Ornelas, Robert Wellman, Roy Pardee, Sophia Mun, Ariel Singer, Emily Westbrook, Kathleen Barnes, Heidi Den Haan, Cara C. Lewis

“…Participants were assessed at 2- and 5-months post-randomization. We compared the count of social needs across programs at each timepoint using joint tests, and estimated differences between programs using generalized linear mixed effects models at each timepoint. …”
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Cardiovascular risk and achievement of target levels in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in people living with HIV: insights from the DUALIS study by Florian Voit, Sven Breitschwerdt, Annamaria Balogh, Helen Bidner, Silvia Egert- Schwender, Christoph Boesecke, Laura Wagner, Eva Wolf, Christoph D. Spinner

“…Objectives This post-hoc evaluation of the DUALIS study aimed to examine cardiovascular risk and the achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets in a virologically suppressed cohort of people living with HIV in Germany. …”
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Hand grip strength and all-cause mortality risk in individuals with decreased bone mass: a study from NHANES database by Hongdong Sun, Jiayi Liu, Ruirui Tan, Xiaomei Zhang, Xin Qian, Chenxi Qi, Wei Qi

“…ObjectivePrevious studies have demonstrated that grip strength is associated with various health outcomes, including osteoporosis. …”
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Effect of behavioural modification for small portions size consumption on BMI in college students of North India: a quasi experimental study by Atul Gupta, Pritam Halder, Rachana Srivastava, Savitesh Kushwaha, Madhu Gupta, Manmeet Kaur, Poonam Khanna

“…Results Overall, the mean BMI decreased in the both the intervention (n = 149) and control groups (n = 142) between the baseline and 6 months post intervention follow up period. The difference in difference (DID) of mean using paired t-test analysis showed that the estimated difference between the two groups was statistically significant for BMI (0.21; 95% CI 0.117–0.244; p-value < 0.001) and for waist hip ratio (0.02; 95% CI 0.001–0.005; p-value 007). …”
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Application progress of BLUE and modified protocols in diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary lesions in EICU patients by XU Pengyu, CHI Cheng, ZHANG Xiaoxia

“…LUS utilizes B-mode and M-mode imaging to assess pulmonary lesions, with LUS scoring used to quantify “B-lines” and evaluate the severity of lesions, providing a systematic and objective lesion evaluation system. Since 2008, the bedside lung ultrasonography in emergency (BLUE) protocol and its subsequent modified protocol, bedside lung ultrasonography in emergency -plus (BLUE-plus), introduced by French critical care physician Dr. …”
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Transforming Health and Reducing Perinatal Anxiety Through Virtual Engagement: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Carolyn Ponting, Rebecca J Baer, Kacie Blackman, Bridgette Blebu, Jennifer N Felder, Scott Oltman, Karen M Tabb, Laura Jelliffe Pawlowski

“…Data will be analyzed using linear mixed models, which will be fit with treatment condition (dCBT and waitlist control group) as the between-group factor, time (baseline, 3, 6, and 10 weeks post randomization) as a within-group factor, and a group-by-time interaction. …”
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Effectiveness Test of Granulated Bioinsecticide Formulation from Avocado Seed Extract Against Aedes aegypti Larvae by Rahmi Amir, Amrin, Bastiana, Tatiana, Fitriana, Nirwana, Faisal Syarief

“…Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA, followed by post-hoc tests to determine significant differences. …”
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Reliability of nephrolithometric nomograms in patients treated with minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A precision study by Giorgio Mazzon, Francesco Claps, Nicola Pavan, Simon Choong, Guohua Zeng, Wenqi Wu, Jiehui Zhong, Maida Bada, Marco Pirozzi, Raffaele Vitale, Antonio Celia

“…Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate quality of nephrolithometric nomograms to predict stone-free rates (SFRs) and complication rates (CRs) in case of minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). …”
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Economic analysis of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the Bone Marrow Transplant Center of Tunisia by Leila Achour, Chema Drira, Mohamed Zied Sboui, Ikram Fazaa, Mohamed Ali Soussi, Senda Hammami, Tarek Ben Othman, Myriam Razgallah Khrouf

“…Therefore, an updated cost analysis is needed.Objective: Analysis of direct costs during the first-year post-allogeneic HSCT in two groups of patients: Bone Marrow Transplant (Allo-BMT) and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (Allo-PBSCT) and identification of factors leading to interindividual variations in costs in order to compare these costs with the budget allocated by the payer (CNAM).Methods: Pharmacoeconomic retrospective study, concerning patients who underwent allogeneic HSCT in 2013. …”
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EVALUATING LONG-TERM EXTERNAL DOSES AT SHORT RANGE IN PATIENTS RECEIVING 131I TREATMENT FOR DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CARCINOMA by Bilal Kovan, Dilşat Fırat Arslan, Caner Civan, Emine Göknur Işık, Bayram Demir, Serkan Kuyumcu, Yasemin Şanlı

“…Objective: Iodine-131 (131I) treatment offers imaging advantages due to its emission of high-energy gamma radiation, despite concerns being raised regarding radiation safety. …”
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Effect of initial dialysis dose on survival in peritoneal dialysis patients by Wang Xiao-pei, Ma Ying, Lyu Jing, Lu Wang-hong, Liang Chang-na, Qian Bao, Jin Yin-Hong

“…Objective To compare the effect of initial daily dialysis dose of 8 L versus 6 L on the survival rate in peritoneal dialysis（PD）patients with different baseline residual renal function.Methods From January 2012 to December 2019,504 PD patients treated over 3 months were enrolled retrospectively.According to the baseline value of estimated glomerular filtration rate（eGFR）,they were divided into three groups.That was eGFR<4 mL·（min·1.73 m²）^-1in group A（n=52）,4-6 mL·（min·1.73 m²）^-1in group B（n=156）and≥6 mL·（min·1.73 m²）^-1in group C（n=296）.Primary etiologies, laboratory parameters at Month 1 post-PD,peritoneal transport functions and clinical outcomes were recorded.The survival rate of different initial daily dialysis doses（6 L versus 8 L）was compared among 3 groups.Results The 5-year survival rates of three groups were 64.0%,79.0% and 71.6% respectively.And there was no statistical difference（P=0.306）.Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that, except for group C,median survival time of PD patients with 6 L initial dialysis dose was lower than that with 8 L in group A/B（48.78±7.18 versus 95.46±7.18 months, χ²=5.439 P=0.020,79.78±5.87 versus 99.66±4.09 months, χ²=4.509,P=0.034）.No significant difference existed in survival time of patients with 8 L/d with different timing of dialysis（χ²=0.280,P=0.870）.Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that diabetes mellitus, baseline hypoalbuminemia and advanced age were independent risk factors for patient mortality.The initial daily dialysis dose of 8 L was a protective factor（OR=0.577,95%CI 0.336-0.990,P=0.037）.Peritoneal transport function and baseline eGFR had no effect upon the prognosis of PD patients.Conclusions For PD patients with poor residual renal function at the initiation of PD,low dialysis dose independently predicts patient mortality.And 8 L initial daily dialysis dose yields no greater survival benefits than 6 L/d in those with eGFR≥6 mL·（min·1.73 m²）^-1at the initiation of dialysis.…”
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